May 31, 2011 at
7:00 AM

It’s that time of year again, as the MLB First-Year Player Draft gets underway in less than a week, on the evening of Monday, June 6. The first round will kick off at 7:00 pm ET from Studio 42 at MLB Network in Secaucus, N.J., broadcast live on the MLB Network and MLB.com. Day One will include the first round and the supplemental compensation round, with the time between picks set to five minutes for the first round and one minute for the supplemental round. Day Two will start at noon on June 7, covering rounds 2 through 30, and Day Three will kick off at noon on June 8, covering rounds 31 through 50. Days Two and Three will be exclusively covered on MLB.com.

From Boston’s perspective, this will be the second draft with Director of Amateur Scouting Amiel Sawdaye at the helm. By almost all accounts, Sawdaye came away with an outstanding draft haul in his first year in 2010, but for obvious reasons the final results have yet to play out. He'll have plenty of ammunition to go after more top talent this draft -- which is regarded as a very deep one -- as the Red Sox have five selections in the first 100 picks, plus the number 19 pick overall.

Here on SoxProspects.com, we'll bring you pre-draft coverage all week leading up to June 6, this being the first of a seven-installment draft preview. You can also follow Days One, Two, and Three of the draft here, as we’ll have live coverage of Boston’s selections onSoxProspects News, theDraft History page, and theSoxProspects Staff Twitter Feed. For now, here's some general information to whet your palette.